A nutcracker is a tool for cracking nuts.
Nutcracker or The Nutcracker may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King", an 1816 story by E.T.A. Hoffmann List of productions of The Nutcracker, other versions and revisions of Hoffman's story The Nutcracker (Histoire d'un casse-noisette, 1844): a revision of Hoffmann's story by Alexandre Dumas The Nutcracker, an 1892 ballet by Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker (Willam Christensen), a 1944 version of the ballet The Nutcracker (Balanchine), a 1954 stage production of the ballet The Nutcracker, International Television Contest for Young Musicians, a Russian annual music competition "The Nutcracker" (Playhouse 90), a 1958 television episode, featuring Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nut Cracker, a 1920 novel by Frederic S. Isham "The Nutcracker" (Dirty Sexy Money), a 2007 television episode "Nutcracker" (Industry), a 2020 television episode
Films The Nutcracker (1926 film), a 1926 American silent film directed by Lloyd Ingraham The Nutcracker (1967 film), a 1967 Polish film directed by Halina Bielińska The Nutcracker (1973 film), a 1973 Soviet animation directed by Boris Stepantsev Nutcracker (film), a 1982 British drama film Pacific Northwest Ballet's Nutcraker, a 1986 film directed by Carroll Ballard The Nutcracker Prince, a 1990 Canadian-American animated film. The Nutcracker (1993 film), a 1993 American Christmas musical directed by Emile Ardolino The Nutcracker in 3D (released on DVD as The Nutcracker: The Untold Story), a 2009 British-Hungarian 3D film The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, a 2018 American film Nutcrackers (film), a 2024 American film
Computing Nutcracker (Excelan), a networking analyzer by Excelan NuTCRACKER, a software suite that included the MKS Toolkit
Other uses Nutcracker (bird), a genus of birds Nutcracker, a tow gripper needed on some ski tows Nutcracker doll, a German decorative figurine Nutcracker (drink), a type of alcoholic drink illicitly sold in New York City Nutcracker syndrome, a medical condition involving a crushed vein